What I Read & Watched This Past Week and more...

Welcome to my weekly Book-ish post where I share what I've been reading and watching recently. If you missed it, you can see my Reading Goals for 2018 and 44 Books I Plan to Read This Year. What I Read […]

Here's what's new: What I Read & Watched This Past Week I’m co-hosting a free Photography Class on Thursday! 17 Delicious Sugar-Free Crockpot Freezer Meals Free Printable List of 100 Things to Declutter Painlessly What I Read & Watched This Past Week Welcome to my weekly Book-ish post where I share what I’ve been reading and watching recently. If you missed it, you can see my Reading Goals for 2018 and 44 Books I Plan to Read This Year. What I Read Last Week Last week, I read And It Was Beautiful. This book is written by the late Kara Tippetts — a blogger who passed away from cancer a few years ago. It’s beautifully written, moving, and inspiring. It really challenged me in how I mother. Am I embracing the everyday, ordinary moments? So much of the time, I think that I miss a lot of moments because I’m not not slowing down enough to see them. I’m also slowly reading — and absolutely loving — Mom Set Free. I love it so much that I asked a new friend if she’d be interested in doing a book study on it together. We start that on Saturday and I’m really excited about it! What I Watched Last Week Paddington 2 — Silas and I went to see Paddington 2 together and he really loved it. He said it was interesting and sad. I thought there were some really beautiful parts of it… especially the encouragement to be kind and nice to everyone. We definitely need all the reminders of that that we can! The Darkest Hour — Jesse and I went to this on our anniversary and Jesse loved it. I thought it was interesting, but definitely not my favorite movie. In fact, I may have fallen asleep for a few minutes during parts of it (we were in the theater with recliner seats!) By the way, we got MoviePasses for Christmas and we have fallen in love with them. You just can’t beat $10 per month to be able to see one movie of your choice every single day. I’ll be doing a really in-depth review of it on Friday. We also loved watching the next episode of This is Us and Designated Survivor — two of our favorite shows. How I Find Time to Read People are always asking me how I find time to read. Honestly, it's because I love to read, because I've chosen to prioritize it, because I don't have a lot of other hobbies, and because I can't not read. Also, when you love something, you usually can find ways to get creative to find time to fit it in — even if it's in the little nooks and crannies of life. I wrote a post on 3 ways to find more time to read — even when life is busy. And here are 7 more ways to find time to read. What did you read and watch this past week? Any books or movies you really think I need to read or watch?        I’m co-hosting a free Photography Class on Thursday! Have you always wished you could learn how to take better photos? Do you wish you could figure out how to get your camera out of auto mode? If so, I want to invite you to join me for a free LIVE Photography Class I’ll be hosting with Courtney of Click It Up a Notch. Courtney is the force behind Click it Up a Notch which was named by the Huffington Post as one of the Top 5 Blogs for Momtographers. She helps over 50,000 photographers each week learn how to capture their life, beautifully. In this class, she’ll teach you: What you should be asking yourself each time you pick up your camera The one piece of equipment she wishes she hadn’t wasted her money on (and what you should buy instead) The #1 composition mistake that will kill your photo & what to do instead One simple tip that can take your photo from flat to fabulous 3 simple things you need to do EACH time you pick up your camera How forgetting to take this one shot can impact the story you are telling This online class will be at 12 p.m. CT/1 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 18th. Go here to read more and sign up. Y’all. I cannot wait for this class because I have so much to learn when it comes to photography. And whether you want to take better photos for your blog or social media, or whether you are considering photography as a side business down the road, or whether you just want to learn to capture the every day moments with your kids, I think you’ll love this free class. Click here to sign up for this free class on 5 ACTIONABLE tips to better blog photos. P.S. Because we know the importance of investing in yourself, we want to encourage you to show up live. We will be doing a fun giveaway for live attendees only as an extra incentive to make it a priority to show up live! Sign up here.        17 Delicious Sugar-Free Crockpot Freezer Meals (Note: The links in this post are affiliate links, and we will be compensated when you make a purchase by clicking through our links. Read our disclosure policy here.) Kelly from New Leaf Wellness put together a list of 17 Delicious Sugar-Free Crockpot Freezer Meals. Her free download includes 7 printable recipes and a printable shopping list. Psst! Looking for even more freezer cooking meals? Be sure to check out the extensive New Leaf Wellness eCookbook Collection! It has something for everybody — even those with specific diets such as gluten-free, vegetarian, paleo, and more.        Free Printable List of 100 Things to Declutter Painlessly Trying to simplify this year? Download this free printable list of 100 things to declutter painlessly.        Latest finds on Pinterest 7 Must-Read Books for Work-At-Home Moms -- these are some of the best of the best! Highly recommended! These homemade freezer biscuits are quick, easy, frugal, and so practical! Say goodbye forever to canned biscuits! This recipe is a winner!! Best of all, you control what ingredients go in it, unlike canned biscuits that you buy at the store. Wow!! These muffins are easy to whip up, help stretch the budget, freeze really well, and can be tweaked if you want a healthier version! Latest finds on Pinterest 7 Must-Read Books for Work-At-Home Moms -- these are some of the best of the best! Highly recommended! These homemade freezer biscuits are quick, easy, frugal, and so practical! Say goodbye forever to canned biscuits! This recipe is a winner!! Best of all, you control what ingredients go in it, unlike canned biscuits that you buy at the store. Wow!! These muffins are easy to whip up, help stretch the budget, freeze really well, and can be tweaked if you want a healthier version!     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "LITE Feed, Money Saving Mom®." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.